11-04-2010, 01:40 AM
Once someone's emotions predispose them toward a political philosophy, they tend to pay more attention to information that reinforces their position, said Peter Ditto, a psychologist at the University of California, Irvine, who has collaborated with Haidt. Ignoring contradictory information is easier than ever, given the proliferation of partisan news sources and blogs.
This fundamental gap is why liberals and conservatives often hit a wall while arguing issues with one another, Ditto said. http://www.livescience.com/culture/polit...01101.html
"I've never won a political argument," Ditto said. "You can never pin people down ... These emotions organize our factual understanding of the world, and then you get stuck."
This fundamental gap is why liberals and conservatives often hit a wall while arguing issues with one another, Ditto said. http://www.livescience.com/culture/polit...01101.html
"I've never won a political argument," Ditto said. "You can never pin people down ... These emotions organize our factual understanding of the world, and then you get stuck."